Nikon SB-N7 - Speedlight Setup and Components; Parts of the Speedlight; Installing Batteries; Attaching the Speedlight

T
ha
nk you for
pu
rchasi
ng
a Nikon SB-
N7
Speed
light.
Before
us
i
ng
this product,
pl
ease
c
ar
efully
read
both these
in
structi
ons
and the camera
Re
fere
nce
Manual
(o
n
CD
).
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1
Fla
sh
head
5 Mounti
ng
foot
2 F
lash
window 6
Bat
t
ery
-c
ham
ber
lid
3
Sig
nal
contac
ts 7
Fl
as
h
h
ead
tilt
ang
le
4 L
oc
ki
ng
pin 8
Pow
er
sw
itch
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9
La
tch
rel
e
ase
10
F
lash
-r
eady
light
11
Wi
de
-fi
as
h adapter
12
Mounti
ng
foot co
ver
T
he
SB
-
N7
takes
two
AAA
alkalin
e
or
nickel-metal
hydride
(N
iMH) batteries.
High-performance
ma
nganese
ba
tt
e
ries
a
re
not recomme
nd
ed.
1
Open
the
battery-chamber
li
d ((D).
2
In
se
rt
the batteries in
th
e
or
ientation shown and
close
the
battery-chamber
li
d(®)
• Replacing
Batteries
Re
place
bo
th
ba
tte
ri
es
at
the
same
tim
e,
using fr
es
h batter
ie
s of the same
brand and type. Do not
mix
old
a
nd
new bat
te
r
ies
or
ba
tt
er
ies
of
differe
nt
types
or
m
akes
. B
ri
ng sp
ar
e
ba
tt
er
i
es
when
tr
avelling
and on other occasions
wh
en
re
placeme
nt
ba
tte
ri
es
may be
diffic
ul
t
to
find.
A
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.
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.
b
!
ng
t.
tl
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3)
1 Turn o
ff
the camera a
nd
SB-N7 and remo
ve
th
e cam
era
multi
accessory
por
t
cov
er.
2
Rem
ov
e the mounting fo
ot
cover fr
om
th
e
SB
-
N7
((D).
3
In
se
rt
the mounting f
oo
t i
nt
o the
multi
acce
sso
ry port
((g)
),
s
li
ding
it in
unti
l
it
c
li
cks
into
pl
ac
e
an
d the latch rel
ease
s
li
des
d
ow
n to
la
tch
the
Speed
li
ght
to th
e
ca
mer
a.
Removing
the
Speedlight
(Figure
4)
1 Turn
off
th
e
ca
mera and
SB
-N
7.
2
Kee
ping the
la
tch rel
eas
e
in th
e
unlocked
position
((D
),
remove the SB-N7
from
the
ca
me
ra
multi
accessory
po
rt
(® ).
Do
not u
se
fo
rc
e.
Replace
the
mounting foot cover when the SB-
N7
is not in u
se.
V!illgJ~e
Wide
~
Fiash
Adapter (Figure
5)
Attaching the
wide-fl
as
h adapt
er
incre
ases
th
e
angle
of
i
ll
umi
na
tion
to cover
th
e
field
of
view
of
a
6.7
mm
lens.
1
Align the wide-fl
as
h
adapter w
it
h
th
e
fl
as
h head
((D)
2
Att
ach the
wide-flash
adapt
er,
keeping
th
e proje
ct
ions on
the
inside
of
the
adapter a
li
gned
with
sl
ots "
A"
on
th
e
flash
h
ea
d
(®).
When
no
t in u
se,
the
wide-flash
adapter
ca
n be stored on the
fl
as
h head by
in
se
r
tin
g the projections on
th
e i
ns
ide of
the
adapter into
slots
"B"
(@
).
Procl~c;t
Care
•Cleaning
•
U
se
a
blower
to
re
move du
st
and
lint,
th
en wipe gently
wi
th
a soft, dry
cl
ot
h.
After using the
SB-
N7
at the
beac
h or se
as
i
de,
wipe
off
sand or
sa
lt
w
it
h a
cloth
li
g
ht
ly
dam
pe
ned
in
distilled
wa
ter and then d
ry
the product
thoroug
hl
y by
wip
ing it
gently
with a dry
cloth.
•
The
SB-
N7
co
nt
ains a
large
amo
unt
of
precision
electroni
cs
. Do not subject
to
shock or
vi
bration.
•Storage
To
preve
nt
mold
or mildew,
store the SB-N7 in a dry,
we
ll
-
ve
nt
il
ated
ar
ea
.
If
it is
to
be
placed
in storage for
tw
o weeks or mo
re
, remove the batteri
es
to
pre
vent
dam
ag
e
ca
u
sed
by
th
e batte
ri
es
le
aking.
Ta
ke
the devi
ce
fr
om
storage
abo
ut
once a mo
nth
and fire
it
two
or t
hr
ee times
to
keep
th
e condenser inside
th
e
un
it
from
de
te
ri
orati
ng
. Do
not
store
th
e device with
ca
mphor or n
ap
h
th
a
mo
th
b
al
ls
or
in
locations
that:
•
are in the vicini
ty
of
equipment that produ
ces
st
rong elec
tr
omagnetic fields,
or
•
are e
xposed
to
extremely
hi
gh
temperatur
es
that
could
ca
u
se
produ
ct
mal-
function, such
as
next
to
a heater or in
an
enclosed vehicle
on a
hot
day
•Use
·
Su
dden changes in
te
mperature, such
as
th
ose
that
occ
ur
when
enterin
g
or
leaving
a heated building
on
a cold day,
ca
n
ca
u
se
condensation inside
the
devic
e.
To
prevent condensation,
pla
ce
t
he
device in a
plastic
bag or o
th
er
sea
led container before ex
po
sing it
to
sudden changes in temperature.
•
Do
not
us
e the device
in
the vicin
it
y
of
equi
pm
ent that pr
odu
ces
strong
e
le
c-
tromagnetic
fiel
ds,
such
as
tr
ansmi
ss
ion towers or hi
gh
-voltage power
li
nes.
Fa
ilure
to
observe this precaution could
ca
u
se
pr
oduct
malfunction.